on time; on schedule; punctually
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
kitchen; financial situation; finances
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
cancellation; abandonment
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
curious; strange; unusual
to visit frequently; to haunt
tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental cavity; dental caries
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
tediously (explain, complain, etc.); repeatedly; persistently; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to plead; to beg; to implore; to entreat; (lit.) to cling to (someone's) sleeves
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
return journey; one's way home; one's way back
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
pair; two kinds; two ways
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
in that way; like that; that way
sudden change; complete change
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves